Templeton Primary School

Crestdale Road, Wantirna 3152

Telephone 9801 7450 Facsimile 9800 3547

Email templeton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.templetonps.vic.edu.au

Term 1

Week 5

28th February 2020

Pride in Performance

2020

Term 1

Wednesday 4th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm

Friday 6th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm

PEEP Surfing

Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 11th March Grade 4 Excursion to Fitzroy Gardens

Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm

Friday 13th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm

Tuesday 17th March School Photos

Thursday 19th March Grade 3—6 Athletics Day

Friday 20th March Sibling and Special Group Photos

National Young Leaders Day

Thursday 26th March Prep to Grade 2 Sports Morning

Friday 27th March End Term 1—Finish 2.30pm

Term 2

Monday 13th April Easter Monday Public Holiday

Tuesday 14th April Term 2 starts

Saturday 18th April Templeton turns 40! Birthday Celebrations 10.00am—5.00pm

Saturday 25th April ANZAC Day

Calendar

mailto:templeton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

CLASSROOM VISITS—PREPS FIRST ASSEMBLY

This morning we welcomed the newest members of our

community to their very first assembly. The Preps were

listening beautifully before rain interrupted us!

BLOGS ARE READY!

https://templetonps.vic.edu.au/communication/#blogs

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, staff have been working on their grade level blogs and I am pleased to

say that they have reached a stage where they are now ready to be viewed by parents.

Communication with parents has been a focus of ours over the last couple of years. With the

introduction of Xuno and now with the Blogs, we have listened to the needs of our parent community

and we have put together a suite of initiatives that will meet your needs.

Blogs will continually be updated throughout each term with new information and parents will be

reminded via the Newsletter and Xuno to log into their child/ren’s grade level blog on a regular basis.

Curriculum outlines, excursions, notices, expectations and a multitude of other relevant information is

now ready for you to view. Simply log on to our website, go to the communication tab at the top of the

page and click on Blogs which will take you to the grade level you are after – or simply click on the link

above!

Speaking of our website, I take this opportunity to commend Mr Crilly on the outstanding work he does

on our Website. Without question, our website leads the way in content, presentation and organisation

and I encourage you to take the time to browse through our site if you haven’t done so recently.

Principal

https://templetonps.vic.edu.au/communication/#blogs

XUNO APP: MESSAGES TO TEACHERS

As Mr Crilly mentioned on Xuno last Wednesday, it is wonderful to see so many parents using the new

app to communicate with our school. However, with any new system, sometimes we can go overboard

initially. Although our teachers want to communicate effectively with our parents, some parents have

been sending in far too many messages and inundating some teachers with well-intentioned, but time

consuming messages. These are taking up too much of our teacher’s time and taking them away from

other, more student directed tasks. I know, like me, you would prefer your child’s class teacher focussed

on the students and their work.

The purpose of the App is to relay absences and inform the class teacher of critical issues regarding their

child. Seeking a time to meet with the class teacher is also within these guidelines.

Please be aware that messages need to be short, succinct and respectful at all times. Teachers will

continue to monitor messages between the hours of 8am and 4.00pm, however, we want our teachers

focussed on our students and not on their phones continually reading messages from parents. We simply

ask that you are mindful of the messages you are sending and that they are within the guidelines

outlined above.

FUNDRAISING 2020: REFURBISHMENT OF STUDENT TOILETS

We have a number of fundraising events planned for 2020, the first of which will be our annual

Chocolate Drive coming up next week.

I’m very pleased to announce that the focus of our fundraising for 2020 will be directed towards the

refurbishment of our student toilets. Every student in our school will benefit from our efforts this year so

I encourage all our families to get behind and support our fundraising events in 2020.

If you are in a position to offer additional support in the way of a tax deductable donation to our Building

Fund, please contact our Business Manager, Pam Raines in the office for details. See below for a taste of

what is to come …..

BEFORE SCHOOL SUPERVISION

I take this opportunity to express concerns of our teachers that there are a number of students arriving at

school very early and left unattended. It is important for parents to be aware that there is no supervision

of the playgrounds before 8:45am. It is not safe for students to be left unattended whilst parents go off

to work. Before School Care commences at 6.45am each morning where your children are looked after

safely.

The school takes no responsibility for incidents that occur prior to 8.45am.

The after-school process is that all children should meet their parents at the agreed locations. At 3.45pm,

any children who have not been collected will be brought into the office foyer by the teacher on duty. If

students have still not been collected by 4pm they will be taken to After-School Care. Parents need to

register at Camp Australia to ensure your child can be supervised at this time.

Last week we had a little girl left outside on Crestdale Road at 8.00am in the morning wondering around

by herself. I wouldn’t want to be the person who left her there unattended if something had happened to

her! Older siblings are not responsible for younger siblings.

The safety of our students is paramount to me and it scares me when parents put our students in

potentially dangerous situations.

Camp Australia: www.campaustralia.com.au or ph: 1300 105 343.

STUDENT TOILETS & CHILD SAFETY

In recent times I have become aware that parents and other adults sometimes use our student toilets

either during the day or at drop off or collection times. For obvious reasons this cannot happen. It is

critical that our students feel safe to use our toilets and it is inappropriate for adults to be entering them

at any time of the day.

If adults need to use the toilets please use the accessible toilet next to the staff toilets in the photocopy

hallway. Please ask at the office for directions if you get lost.

http://www.campaustralia.com.au

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

School Photo Day: On Tuesday 17th March we will be taking our 2020 class photos. Please ensure

your child/ren have clean uniform and polished all black shoes on this day.

Xuno App: please make sure you have the notifications turned on in your settings to ensure you

are receiving appropriate alerts for messages that concern you.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Rod McKinlay

Principal

Prep

Aiden L—PF for wonderful writing about your baby brother.

Ayvah T—PF for your positive attitude at school.

Gordon L— PG for being kind and friendly to others.

Lacey S— PG for coming to school with a positive attitude.

Xander E—PS for trying your best at school.

Prep

Zoe H—PS for lovely manners you display at school.

Benson W—PV for your enthusiasm during Maths.

Ella F—PV for fantastic listening in class this week.

Alexander Y—PZ for displaying lovely manners.

Diya D—PZ for your enthusiasm and positive attitude.

Grade 1

Ian T—1C for great effort in class with your broken arm.

Alex D—1C for demonstrating outstanding manners.

Reyansh K—1N for your positive attitude in class.

Skylie T—1N for great writing about Como House.

Emma S—1S for fantastic work in Literacy this week.

Sophia J—1S for great writing about Como House.

Thomas D—1W for beautiful handwriting.

Liana W—1W for great courage to ask questions.

Izaan A—1W for a positive attitude at Como House.

Grade 2

Hope J—2D welcome back to Templeton!

Sri J—2D for your terrific work during Maths.

Selina W—2J for always asking questions in class.

Faith J—2J for taking your time to form your letters.

Eshan O—2M for being a Geography superstar!

Elsa C—2M for great effort with our Number Challenge.

Meer S—2W for great sharing in our classroom.

Grade 3

Myra C—3A for putting in great effort with her writing.

Aarav G—3A for a great start to Grade 3.

Sadie B—3M for a pop-tacular music performance!

Joanne C—3M for an outstanding start to Grade 3.

Sophia Z—3P for beautiful book work.

Rachel L—3P for a great start at Templeton.

Chelsea D—3S for your excellent attitude. Well done!

Ayesha R—3S for excellent work during reading this week.

Grade 4

Akshika S—4F for writing a wonderful recount.

Samantha B—4F showing determination and maturity.

Niev S—4K for outstanding effort with homework.

Olivia C—4K for great work during Maths this week.

Jocelyn H—4S for using a great sizzling start!

Liam W—4S for showing kindness to others.

Abel D-T—4W for being respectful and kind to others.

Khushdip K—4W for showing great determination.

Grade 5

James S—5H for being an inclusive member of 5H.

Alexia B—5H for being a times tables wizard.

Shawrya S—5L for your fantastic effort with reading.

Nathan D—5L for being a focused student in class.

Jesse L—5M for being a great member of 5M.

Sahir H—5M for showing great enthusiasm in class.

Isaac H—5S welcome to Templeton.

Cooper S—5S for working hard this week in class.

Grade 6

Jake T —6D for working hard to improve your skills.

Ella H —6D for trying your best at all times.

Ryan J—6H for being an absolute delight in class.

Elijah V—6N for starting 2020 with a sensational attitude!

Christian P—6N for being a sensational helper.

Max H—6P for your enthusiasm during musical rehearsals.

Christopher K—6P for being extremely organised.

MUSSOP AWARDS

“Being Helpful”

Congratulations and well done to the following students:

Lleyton T—1N

Joshua K—1S

Summer A—1W

Selwyn B—2M

Lexi N—2W

Ollie T—3A

Alyssa C—3M

Holly A—4S

Alyssa J—4W

Lucy S—5H

Katherine T—5M

Attention all Templeton Families – with your support we

can build exciting new student toilet facilities in 2020

Templeton’s annual chocolate fundraiser commences on Monday March 3rd. One box of

delicious Cadbury chocolates will be sent home with the eldest student in each family. If

we all sell our 60 chocolates we will raise valuable funds to support our school building

plans. Please make your best effort to sell all chocolates as every dollar raised is one small

step closer to reaching our goals.

All money or unsold chocolates must be returned to school by Friday March 27th

(the last day of Term One).

This year all fundraising money will be directed towards the total renovation and

replacement of the student toilets. This is an exciting but very expensive undertaking that

will ensure our toilet facilities for all students are new and modern.

Your support in raising funds towards this building program would be gratefully

appreciated.

Mrs Andrea Edwards and Mrs Pamela Raines

TEMPLETON IS TURNING 40!

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday April 18th 2020

Celebrating 40 years of Templeton Primary School at our

Family Fun Day on Saturday April 18th 2020

Where: Templeton Primary

Time: 10am -5pm

Rides, BBQ, Food Vans, Devonshire Tea, Market Stalls, Lucky Dips, Entertainment (Local and Global), Raffles, Games, Competitions, Craft Activities and a Petting Zoo

As you know plans for our 40th Birthday celebrations are well on the way. If you are someone who is interested in purchasing a market stall site on the day (Saturday 18th April, 2020) please contact Ange Van Grondelle on angevang@bigpond.com. We are seeking stall holders from our community who sell quality homemade items or self-made business initiatives. The market will be one of many great attractions at our Family Fun Day.

Wristbands are now on sale via XUNO and the school office

A wristband will allow you unlimited rides ALL DAY for the bargain price of $25.00!

Turbo Tubs, Fantasy Island, Chair-o-Plane, Atomic Drop Slide, Mega X Treme, Inflatable Basketball Comp, Dunk

Tank (with Mr McKinlay and Mr Crilly in their Richmond and Collingwood jumpers) and a Petting Zoo

Our enthusiastic committee of parents and staff are working hard. There will be plenty of opportunities for families to help out on the day. Our volunteer coordinator is Sharon Swalling and to sign up to help please contact her via email on sharonswalling2@gmail.com We are calling for volunteers who are handy with the BBQ tongs, happy to sell drinks, snacks, ride tickets and run games. Mr Crilly will be in charge of local and global entertainment. Any ideas are welcome!

Mrs Andrea Edwards—Assistant Principal

mailto:angevang@bigpond.com

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING

SCHOOLPIX will be at Templeton Primary School on

Tuesday 17th March – Class & Individual Photos

Friday 20th March – Sibling & Special Group photos

PHOTO DAY TIPS:

Dress: Clean and tidy as per school uniform guidelines.

Hair: Neat and swept off face.

Online Orders: To pre-order online, take your personal Order and ID Numbers found on your order form and go

to www.schoolpix.com.au. Orders can be placed online up to 2 working days after photography.

Orders placed 3 days after photography onwards will incur a $7.95 postage fee, as orders will be

sent directly to the nominated address. You do not need to return the order form if you order

online.

Sibling Orders: For a special photo of your children together, orders must be placed before 8am on photography

day. Only siblings that place an order will be photographed and can be added when ordering.

For any further queries, please contact the school office.

Trudy O’Neill—Enrolment Manager

PO Box 5222, Hallam VIC 3803

Ph: 1300 766 055

Email: help@schoolpix.com.au

http://www.schoolpix.com.au

"MENTAL ARITHMETIC WITH ABACUS" PROGRAM

FOR PRE-SCHOOL & PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

This is a “Whole Brain Development” program, students will learn mental and manual calculations ( addition, subtraction, multiplication & division ) by using abacus with speed and accuracy. We organise Annual International Abacus Grading Examination with ISO 9001 : 2008 award certificate.

The program will help the young school children (age 4 – 12 years) :-

Increase their Interest and Understanding in Mathematics

Enhance their Imaging Ability, Memory Power & Creativity

Exploring their Intelligence in the early age stage

Train to achieve Concentration of Mind

Enhance Thinking Skills, Reasoning, Judging and Application Abilities

Enhance Speedy and Accuracy in Learning Habits

Time: Tues 3 : 45 pm - 4 : 45 pm (School Term)

Thurs 3 : 45 pm - 4 : 45pm (School Term)

Fri 3 : 45 pm - 4 : 45pm (School Term)

Venue: Templeton Primary School, Crestdale Road, Wantirna, Vic 3152

Instructors: Jasmine Loh & Samuel Low (Experienced since 2008)

If you are interested in this program for your child, please contact : -

Jasmine : 04 3528 7324 Email: abacusforkids@yahoo.com

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兒童珠心算新班招生

兒童學習珠心算學, 有助左右腦均衝發展, 可剌激兒童腦力, 增強兒童的

記憶力,形像力及思考能力, 使兒童的計算能力, 反應力, 專注力有很大的幫助.

每年辦理一次國際珠心算檢定考試,並頒發國際鑑定 ISO 9001 : 2008 證書.

時間: 逢星期二 (學期間) 3:45pm–4:45pm

逢星期四 (學期間) 3:45pm–4:45pm

逢星期五 (學期間) 3:45pm–4:45pm

地點: Templeton Primary School, Crestdale Road, Wantirna, Vic 3152

語言: 英語 對象: 4-12 歲

導師: Jasmine Loh 及 Samuel Low 自2008年,有多年珠心算教學經驗 有興趣者請電 : Jasmine 04 3528 7324

GRADE ONE

TOYS PLEASE!

Dear Parents The Grade One classrooms are running low on toys and games for developmental play/wet day timetables. We would appreciate if you would have any toys or games that you are no longer using at home that you can donate to our year level eg. Dominoes, toy cars, dolls, dress ups, blocks, jigsaw puzzles, lego, board games (with all pieces in tact). These items can be dropped off inside the Grade One gallery any morning before 9am or after school until 3:45pm. We appreciate your support. Grade One Teachers

Miss Corrie Mrs Nicholas Miss Nelson Miss Walsh